Peal is one of the most interesting personas on Bratislava’s underground scene. In the past regularly performing at legendary Subclub (U.Club), these days resident at Nočná (@nocnanocna). Partly in the world of dynamic banging techno, partly in alternative spheres marked with EBM, partly in other forms of electronic music. That’s why he’s flowing through all types of parties with ease, both “classical” techno events and evenings with experimental music as well. In about 18 years of activity, he has really appeared in many places, including Berlin’s Tresor, Das Bunker in LA, Slovak Pohoda festival and almost every solid techno club around Slovakia and Czech Republic. His mixing is creative, therefore his sets are playful, non-linear, banging but also entertaining.

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Full Album:
https://terror404.bandcamp.com/album/better-than-death

Better Than Death

Love this remix by @krisbaha
Features on the brand new remixes album Systems, Souls & Societies, out now on bandcamp.

Vinyl due November 2021.

Also features remixes from @ancientmethods, @schwefelgelb, @cursesforever, @iamrougemusic, @cardopusher, @unconscious, @pictureplane, @mind666matter, @illnurse, @gammaintelligence, @rendered-audio

Enjoy More (Kris Baha Remix)

Crying Skies is the electronic music project artist of Aivis Stepāns, Latvia's programmer, composer and dj who inspired by post modernism in industry and urban matters, solid thoughts in new cultures and real futurism.

Follow the artist:
facebook.com/cryingskies
soundcloud.com/cryingskies
cskies.bandcamp.com

Guestmix 72: Crying Skies (LV)

Full album → https://bit.ly/3zjr6ab
Artist: 5P4C3 
Title: Eternal Witness
Format: USB / Digital
Catalogue:DRSS328
Tracklist:
1.Ambient Disintegration
2.Vibrazioni
3.When The Villian Comes In Scene
4.Tortura
5.ex ANIMA
6.1995
7.Live Fast
8.Memento Mei

All physical orders include two Diffuse Reality stickers and digital downloads of the full release.
www.diffusereality.net

5P4C3 - Eternal Witness [LP]

by @ioun
photo by www.facebook.com/reflexologiquephotos

Interview :

Virtual Underground: How did the story of iOÛN begin?
iOÛN: The story of iOÛN began almost 3 years ago. First of all passionate about rock and alternative music, it was impregnated with the electro culture both in France (especially in Brittany) but also during its experiences abroad (England, Poland) in clubs and festivals (I am especially at the base a spectator who likes to vibrate thanks to the music).
Two of my friends of studies create the association Armen Crew several years ago, that I will join in 2019 first as a volunteer then as a DJ.
VU: What are your main inspirations?
iOÛN: My inspirations are wide and diverse, I love rock (I also play in a band), alternative music and electronic music and especially the rhythmic sections of the latter. As far as electro is concerned, I'm very attracted by the incisive and percussive sounds of the Prodigy, Djedjotronic, Voiron or Helena Hauff for example.
I like to propose sets that will not be only with the same style of sounds all along, I like to vary and bring different phases and ambiances in my sets (mainly electro often coupled with techno, pieces a little bit calmer, also indus or even more broken pieces), to vary the intensities to finally, simply make my audience travel in a journey at the same time dancing, sometimes dark and especially energetic.
VU: Can you tell us about your selection and mixing process of the tracks?
iOÛN: I do my digging mainly via Youtube by subscribing to many channels that perpetually suggest me new ideas of sound (and also discovery of new artists) and also via Bandcamp which is according to me a great platform to digest and pay the artists.
So I pick in my last finds that I buy on Bandcamp but not only, the CD format occupies an important place in my purchases (I don't like to limit myself only to the digital format). Fortunately, there are still some record shops that offer an interesting range of CDs in this genre that is electro in the broad sense (new or second hand).
Then I build my sets so that the intensity and the tempo increase in the duration.
For the mixing, I use a rather simple and raw technique, I go to the essential while remaining in rhythm (it is the most important for me, it is necessary to stall well! and then I simply make my EQ transfers and I do not loop).
VU: What software/hardware did you use for this set?
iOÛN: I still use the same equipment as when I started, namely :
- A pair of Numark NDX 400 (MP3 + CD)
- A Mixars UNO desk
- A Reloop Tape recorder
Let's say I'm a bit old school but it suits me very well and it makes me work a lot on the rhythmic approach. I don't like to be assisted by a computer software (having two spectrums to manage annoys me more than anything else), once again I prefer to go to the essential and concentrate on the structures of the pieces (by ear) to know when to send the continuation.
VU: What are your next projects?
iOÛN:  I'm planning to start a mix duo with a long time friend in parallel to my band and solo projects and that we start working on it. For the future, I plan to continue to invest myself with Armen Crew (my second family!) to organize events and play for people, it's very exciting for me. I'm also open to all kinds of proposals like online podcasts or participating in events.

Podcast #134 - iOÛN [FR]

Témoignages de nos nuits passées.
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Mind/Matter, LENA @Macadam, Nantes [25.09.2021]
1:00-3:30 am

Mind/Matter | LENA @Macadam, Nantes [25.09.2021]

N.I.M IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE ARTIST @esterrrrrr FOR EPISODE EIGHTY SIX.

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Italian-born, Prague-based DJ Ester is sort of young blood to the local scene. Her enthusiasm for electronic music brought her to play her first gig in 2018, since then she brings us a long, dark, escalating journey through her sets mainly inspired by the sounds of EBM, industrial, darkwave, and post-punk.
But there are no borders in her music selection, you can also hear her play dark-ambient and oriental stuff that fill the gaps of silence in her life on a daily basis.

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SC: https://soundcloud.com/esterrrrrr
FB: https://www.facebook.com/esterrrdj
IG: https://www.instagram.com/esterna__/
MC: https://www.mixcloud.com/gretaesterrr/

N.I.M PODCAST :: EP.86 [ESTER]

Iconoclasta EP" showcases the harder, more industrial side of Not Operated’s techno. Two dark yet hypnotic and cerebral tracks, blending raw intensity with immersive, mental textures.

EP Title: Iconoclasta
Artist: Not Operated
Release Date: 29h of July 2025
Label: S-Limited

Track 1: Meta
Track 2: Iconoclasta

🎛 Composing & Mixing: Not Operated
🎨 Artwork: Anastasia

Available starting today in pre-order on our bandcamp page and from the 29th on all major digital platforms.



PREMIERE - Not Operated - Iconoclasta (S-Limited)

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Post-Industrial project from Moscow by Vladimir Cherepanov since 2006.
Labels: Steinklang Industries, Phage Tapes, X-IMG, AREA Z, Tripalium Corp, Khemia Records, Dead Svn Records, Brutal Forms, RND. Records, Wunderblock Records, Sinister Desires, The Techno's Children, SUNTHOID, S H I S H I, Aphotic Gaze, Absetzer, &#8734

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